During administration of guardianship proceedings and oversight of the guardian, may a judge (1) consider nonparty communications concerning a guardian's conduct or the ward's welfare; and (2) initiate, permit, and consider an investigation based upon a citizen's complaint or upon information received in an investigation conducted by court officers.

Whether a judge violates the Code of Judicial Conduct when the judge accepts, considers, and acts upon documents received from the Division of Parole and Probation that are not served on the State or the defense.